Lawn mower



Oct. 3, 1939. H. GOODACRE 2,174,826

LAWN MOWER I Filed June 16, 1938 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Inventor Harald 'oada/cz'e Oct. 3, 1939. I H. GOODACRE LAWN MOWER Filed June' 16, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A iiorpeys Patented Oct. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in cutting apparatus and more particularly to a lawn mower.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a lawn mower employing a cutting reel as the cuttingmedium thereof.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a lawn mower employing a grass combing bar with which a cutting reel is cooperative for cutting grass in a more even and efiicient manner.

These and other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view through a lawn mower.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the comb bar.

Figure 3 is a section on theline 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen in Figure 1, that numeral 5 represents one of the usual wheels of a lawn mower while numeral 6 represents the usual gear box, these boxes being braced in the usual manner by a bar or bars I.

The numeral 8 represents the cutter driving shaft having its ends disposed into the gear boxes and on this shaft, in carrying out the present invention, is a cutting reel 9. This reel. being provided with substantially tangential flanges III to which the cutter blades II are suitably secured.

On each of the gear boxes 6 is a bearing block of substantially square shape and denoted by numeral l2 and this projects through the rectangular-shaped slot l3 of the corresponding riser I4. A riser H is located on each end of the comb bar I 5. The block I! is bored to re- (cli 56-294) ceive the corresponding end of the drive shaft 8 and adjusting screws l6 and" are adapted to be driven against the under and top sides thereof for the purpose of accurately adjusting the comb bar l5. 6

Each of the risers H has 8. lug is below the opening l3 and a lug l9 at the upper end of the opening l3 and these lugs are formed with threaded bores for receiving the screws l6 and I1.

The comb bar I5 is provided with forwardly 10 extending fingers of forwardly tapering construction.

As can be seen in Figure 5, the inner vertical edge portions of the risers II at the opening l3 are rabbeted as at 2| for accommodating the 15 lateral rib portion 22 of the bearing block l2.

Thus with the structure shown in Figures'B and 4, the comb bar l5 can be adjusted upwardly or downwardly in the proper relation desired with respect to the cutter blades ll of the reel 9. 2

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as 25 claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:'

Acutter bar for reel type lawn mowers comprising an elongated bar having a top portion with which the reel is cooperative when cutting, the lead edge of said bar having a plurality of comb teeth extending forwardly therefrom constructed and arranged to guide material to a position for cutting, and means for vertically adjusting said bar, said means consisting of risers at the ends of the bar and a bearing block slidably mounted on the upper portion of each riser, and upwardly and downwardly feedable screws below and above the said bearing blocks and arranged to hold the bar in proper adjusted position. I

HAROLD GOODACRE. 

